Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

History

100

Buzz Aldrin was one of the first men to do what? 

Walk on the Moon

200

What are the three branches of the United States government?

Legislative, Executive, Judicial 

300

Julius Caesar was the emperor of what empire? 

The Roman Empire

400

From whom did the United States buy territory in the Louisiana Purchase?

Napoleon/France 

500

The what was the name of the last Queen of France?

Marie Antoinette 

Science

100

What is the force that causes objects to fall to the ground?

Gravity 

200

Earth is located in what galaxy? 

The Milky Way

300

The hardest naturally occurring mineral is?

Diamond

400

What is the part of the eye that controls how much light enters?

Pupil

500

The Earth has 4 layers, the thickest of which is the mantle. What is the thinnest layer called?

The Crust 

English & Literature

100

The plural of "moose" is? 

Moose

200

What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

Antonym

300

Who is the author of James and the Giant Peach?

Roald Dahl (Also the author of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, & BFG) 

400

What do you call a group of crows?

A Murder

500

Who is the creator of the classic book characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?

Mark Twain

Math

100

You peer through a window into a classroom and count 20 eyes. If each person has a normal number of eyes, how many people are in the room?

10

200

What number is the Roman numeral XVI?

16

300

How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?

One million grams

400

A hexagon has how many sides?

6

500

Solve the following equation: 5 + 3 * 4 / 2 - 1 =

10

Geography

100

How many continents are there?

7

200

In what state is the Grand Canyon located?

Arizona 

300

How many Great Lakes are there in the United States?

4: Michigan-Huron, Superior, Ontario, and Erie

400

Where is the largest desert in the world located?

Africa 

500

Which country is both an island and a continent?

Australia